Tim Xavier - Maximal Mix

Biography of Tim Xavier

Tim Xavier has accomplished more in a brief period of time in the dance industry than some have accomplished in there whole career. In just ten years, Tim has gone from supporting early sounds of acid house and techno at U.S. raves, to Djing Globaly, and now producing his own techno sounds that are played at dance events worldwide. His moniker 'turbo' stems from his lighting fast and solid mixing abilities behind the decks, not to mention the ability to conceive a track in a matter of minutes. 'Early on,' Tim states, 'promoters were putting me on these enormous 50,000 watt sound systems that really helped train my ear in mixing while adapting to the reverb and delay created in the warehouses I played in'. Tim quickly adjusted from the bedroom dj to the real player he is today. To jumpstart his production career, Tim sacrificed and sold his Honda 'sleeper' custom-built engine street racer to buy audio gear for his studio. This marks Tim's readiness and ambition to pursue a deeper contribution to the dance industry, by adding his own sound to the mix. 'Early industrial and Detroit techno were my first strong influences', says Tim, 'and I started taking these elements and giving them new life to make a more evolved form of music.' Pairing up with good friend and renowned Techno DJ/Producer Andrei Morant (aka Jack Mackrel), Tim quickly became addicted to the production arts, advancing his skills at a lighting pace that soon gained him a large catalogue of 12' releases. Signing his first 4-track e.p. to Teknotik Records (with Andrei Morant) gave Tim the momentum needed to take his work onto various other labels abroad. Other U.S. imprints to follow Teknotik's lead with Chicago's Blueline, Contaminated Music, and Dietrich Sheonnemen's Remains Label out of NYC. Techno greats Carl Cox, Dave Clarke, and Oliver Lieb are known to have charted and played 'Xavier' Tracks on BBC radio London. Currently Tim is working on projects for Jean-Michel's Default and Ascend recordings. On top of the growing list of affiliations, Tim has also begun managing and operating his own label 773tekno 'Chicago Division' with the mission to independently release and represent his particular techno sound with top notch manufacturing and worldwide distribution via MMG. The first release 'leaky faucet' is due out August 2002. With his signature production and extraordinary dj skills, Tim Xavier has firmly rooted his place in the dance industry as one of the top artists to watch in the years to come. 2002 and beyond looks just as bright as Tim's past, with his ever- increasing workload in the studio and on the road.